SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:13
Asimismo profanó el rey los altos que estaban delante de Jerusalén, a la mano derecha del monte de la destrucción, los cuales Salomón rey de Israel había edificado a Astarot, abominación de los sidonios, y a Quemos abominación de Moab, y a Milcom abominación de los hijos de Amón.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 23:13
Verse 13. Mount of corruption] This, says Jarchi, following the Chaldee, was the mount of Olives, for this is the mount hjmh hammishchah, of unction; but because of the idolatrous purposes for which it was used, the Scripture changed the appellation to the mount tyjmh hammashchith, of corruption. Ashtoreth the abomination, &c.] See on 1 Kings xi. 7.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. And the high places that were before Jerusalem , etc.] Not only that were within the city, and at the gates of it, but what were without it: which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption : the mount of Olives, so called from the idolatry and corrupt worship performed in it, by way of reproach, with a small alteration of the letters of the word ty jç m for h jç m ; at the right hand, or south of this mountain, as the Targum; though others say f284 , on the north side of the mount of Olives, four furlongs or half a mile from Jerusalem, were high places: which Solomon king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon ; of which (See Gill on “ 1 Kings 11:5”) (See Gill on “ 1 Kings 11:7”) did the king defile ; by casting unclean things into them. Rauwolff says, “before Mount Zion toward the south, at the other side of the rivulet Kidron, lies the mount of transgression, called Mashith, ( 2 Kings 23:13), this is higher and steeper than any hereabout; there you still see some old walls of habitations, wherein the concubines of Solomon did live;” and Mr. Maundrell observes, that below the hill stands now a village called Siloe, where it is said he kept them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 4-14 - What abundance of wickedness in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it possible, that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel where his name was great, in Salem, in Zion, where his dwelling-plac was, such abominations should be found. Josiah had reigned eightee years, and had himself set the people a good example, and kept u religion according to the Divine law; yet, when he came to search for idolatry, the depth and extent were very great. Both common history and the records of God's word, teach, that all the real godliness of goodness ever found on earth, is derived from the new-creating Spiri of Jesus Christ.
Original Hebrew
ואת 853 הבמות 1116 אשׁר 834 על 5921 פני 6440 ירושׁלם 3389 אשׁר 834 מימין 3225 להר 2022 המשׁחית 4889 אשׁר 834 בנה 1129 שׁלמה 8010 מלך 4428 ישׂראל 3478 לעשׁתרת 6253 שׁקץ 8251 צידנים 6722 ולכמושׁ 3645 שׁקץ 8251 מואב 4124 ולמלכם 4445 תועבת 8441 בני 1121 עמון 5983 טמא 2930 המלך׃ 4428
